Everyone counts down the days until their summer holiday - but a pilot issued a warning to all passengers travelling to their dream destination by air.

He shared the one thing he would never touch on a plane despite it existing purely for a passenger's ease and convenience.

In a TikTok video, the pilot, who is known as @captain.steeeve8 online, said: "Stop putting personal items in the seat back pocket in front of you.

"If you want to lose it, and never see it again, put it in that dark hole that is the seat back pocket in front of you.

"I can't tell you how many people I've spoken to who have got off the plane and left something personal in the seat back pocket."

He goes on to explain how it's almost impossible to get your items back unless the plane is still at the gate and you disembarked it just moments ago.

Captain Steve added: "The odds diminish that every minute that ticks if you leave that seat and you leave [your items] in that back hole of disappear."

Commenting on his post, one user said: "My teacher was grading our tests on a plane and put them all, the whole grades math tests in the seat pocket. She forgot them there, we all got an A+."

Another user added: "Great advices and awesome information as always! Thank you very much! Any tips flying your pets with you?"

A third user said: "Yes all great ideas. Lost my 3D Sudoko book left in the seat pocket! Had to wait for Xmas to get the next volume - done book per year. Was so peeved!"

One more user said: "Pocket - lost my kindle that way."

It comes after a flight attendant urged travellers against washing their hands in plane toilets - and to instead use hand sanitiser.

Known as @cherdallas on TikTok, the cabin crew member revealed: "I've seen people vomit inside the bathroom sinks numerous times so if you drop sometimes in there, I would consider it a loss.

"Never ever have I seen the sinks get cleaned out. The sink water that you wash your hands with is also filthy.

"You're not allowed to drink it because it has too much bacteria in it so washing your hands with it is probably not great.

"I don't know what's in it but it constantly degrades my nails and makes them extremely brittle whether I have paint on them, gel or dip, it completely degrades the outside of it."